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Term
Sphincter
Definition
Ring-like valves at junctions between specialized compartments
Term
Peristalisis
Definition
Alternating waves of contraction and relaxation in the smooth muscles lining the alimentary canal
Term
Saliva
Definition
contains amylase (chemical digestion of starch) and mucin (lubricant)
Term
Epiglottis
Definition
Prevents food from entering the trachea
Term
Pepsin
Definition
  • Enzyme produced in the stomach
  • breaks down protein
  • maximum activity at pH 2.0
Term
Bile
Definition
  • Chemical produced by liver
  • Stored in gall bladder
  • breaks down fat
Term
Pancreatic Juice
Definition
  • Multi-functional
  • Rich in bicarbonate (neutralize acids)
  • contains various enzymes for digesting carbohydrates, proteins, nucleic acids, and lipids
Term
Villi & Microvilli
Definition
  • Finger-like projections in the inner lining of intestines
  • Increase surface area
  • Maximizing nutrient absorption
Term

Animal's Diet must supply:

(3 things)

Definition
  1. Chemical Fuel for cellular respiration
  2. Organic building blocks
  3. Essential nutrients
Term
Chemical Fuel for cellular respiration
Definition

all cells need fuel

example: glucose

Term
Organic building blocks
Definition

carbon-based macromolecules necessary for development and maintenance

example: carbohydrates, fat, protein, and nucleic acid

 

Term
Essential nutrients
Definition
  • Amino acids (Animals need 20. only 10 can be synthesized in diet)
  • Fatty acids (only 2 known for humans)
  • Vitamins (Organic molecules. 13 essential)
  • Minerals (calcium, potassium, etc)
Term
Herbivore
Definition
Eat plants/algae
Term
Carnivore
Definition
Eat other animals
Term
Omnivore
Definition
Eat both plants/algae and animals
Term
Phylogenetic Perspective
Definition
Animal digestive system evolved from single opening to two openings
Term
Gastrovascular Cavity
Definition

Only one opening in digestive system

mouth=anus

 

Term
Alimentary Canal
Definition

two openings in digestive system

mouth & anus

 

Term
4 stages of food processing
Definition
Ingestion --> Digestion --> Absorption --> Elimination
Term

Food goes in

 

Definition
Mouth
Term
Produces saliva/ breakdown with teeth
Definition
salivary glands
Term
narrow tube
Definition
esophagus
Term
digestion/breakdown
Definition
stomach
Term

Contribute to digestion

(3)

Definition

liver

gall-bladder

pancreas

Term
Absorption
Definition
small intestine
Term
Further absorption
Definition
large intestine
Term
prepare for exit
Definition
rectum
Term
exit
Definition
anus
Term
Anatomy
Definition
Physiological Form
Term
Physiology
Definition
Biological Function
Term
Animals body plans are organized in a hierarchical manner
Definition

Cells --> Tissue --> Organ --> Organ System

(neuron)     (bone)      (lung)   (respiratory system)

 

Term
Epithelial Tissue
Definition
  • Covers outside of body
  • lines the organs & cavities
  • barrier against mechanical injury, pathogens, and fluid loss
Term
Connective tissue
Definition
  • holds tissue & organs together
  • built on liquid, jellylike, or solid foundation
  • example: bone, blood, and tissue
Term
Muscle tissue
Definition
  • reponsible for body movement
  • filaments containing actin & mysosin
  • Example: skeletal/smooth/cardiac muscle
Term
Nervous tissue
Definition
  • Receive, process, & transmit info
  • contains neurons
  • concentration can form a brain
  • examples: glial cells, neurons
Term
Endocrine System
Definition
  • Transmits hormones to receptive cells via blood
  • affects one or more regions of the body
  • relatively slow acting, but long-lasting effects
Term
Nervous System
Definition
  • Transmits nerve impulse between specific locations
  • received by neurons, muscle cells, and endocrine cells
  • very fast
Term
Homeostasis
Definition
  • Steady-state physiological condition of the body
  • maintained by negative feedback, which helps to return a temperature to either a normal range or a set point

 

Term
Negative Feedback
Definition
Helps to return a temperature to either a normal range or a set point
Term
Endothermy
Definition
  • Generates heat by metabolism
  • birds and mammals
  • active at greater range of external heat
  • energetically expense
Term
Ectothermy
Definition
  • Gain heat from external source
  • most invertebrates, amphibians, & non-avian reptiles
  • tolerate greater variation in internal temperature
  • energetically inexpensive
Term
Sensory Receptors
Definition

Transduce stimulus energy & transmits signals to

Central Nervous System

Term
4 steps for sensory receptors
Definition
  1. Sensory Repection
  2. Transduction
  3. Transmission
  4. Perception
Term
Sensory Reception
Definition
Detection of a stimulus by sensory cells
Term
Transduction
Definition
Conversion of a stimulus to a change in membrane potential
Term
Transmission
Definition
transmission of sensory information through nervous system via action potential
Term
Perception
Definition
Action potential reaching brain via sensory neurons
Term
Transducion of stimuli by sensory receptors is subject to: (2 things)
Definition

Amplication

&

Sensory Adaptation

Term
Amplification
Definition
Strengething of a sensory signal during transduction via enzyme catalyzed reactions
Term
Sensory Adaptation
Definition

Decrease in responsiveness upon continued stimulation

 

Example: have shirt on. feel it at first but after awhile you forget its there.

Term
5 types of sensory receptors
Definition
  1. Mechanoreceptors
  2. Electromagnetic receptors
  3. Thermoreceptors
  4. Chemoreceptors
  5. Nociceptors
Term
Mechanoreceptor
Definition
Pressure, touch, strength, motion, sound
Term
Electromagnetic receptors
Definition
visible light, electricity, magnetism
Term
Thermoreceptors
Definition
heat, cold
Term
Chemoreceptors
Definition
Smell, taste
Term
Nociceptors
Definition

Pain

 

* the only one that doesn't have sensory adaptation

Term

Human skin has:

 

(which sensory receptors)

Definition

Mechanoreceptors

Thermoreceptors

Nociceptors

Term
Human ear are divided into 3 areas:
Definition
  1. outer ear
  2. middle ear
  3. inner ear
Term
Outer ear
Definition
collect & channel sound waves
Term
Middle ear
Definition
transmits vibrations
Term
Inner ear
Definition
Transduction in cochlea
Term
Transduction
Definition
  • in the cochlea
  • relies on hair cells & basilar membrane
Term
Human ear is organ for:
Definition

balance

&

equilibrium

Term
Mechanoreceptors in the inner ear detect:
Definition
equilibrium using moving fluid
Term
Semicircular canals
Definition
  • 3 spatial planes
  • detect angular movement
Term
Utricle & Saccule
Definition
Detect position & linear acceleration
Term
Sense of taste relies on:
Definition
Chemoreceptors
Term
Taste buds
Definition
Taste receptor cells (epithelial cells) in tongue and mouth
Term

Tastants

 

(What are they?

& name them)

Definition
  • Specific receptors 
  1. Sweet
  2. Sour
  3. Salty
  4. Bitter
  5. Umami (what makes things savory)
Term
Sense of smell relies on:
Definition
Chemoreceptors
Term
Sensory cells are
Definition
neurons
Term
Cornea
Definition
shields the rest of the eye from germs, dust, and other harmful matter
Term
Iris
Definition
By changing size, it regulates the amount of light entering the pupil
Term
Lens
Definition
  • A transparent disk of protein
  • Focusing is achieved by the shape. Controlled by ciliary muscles
Term
Aqueous humor
Definition
  • a clear watery substance 
  • delivers vital nutrients to the eyes
  • maintaining correct pressure balance in the eye chamber
Term
Vitreous humor
Definition
  • jellylike
  • helps to maintain the shape of the posterior chamber of the eyeball
Term
Retina
Definition
  • converts light rays into electric signals which are sent to the brain
  • The brain then translate it to an image
Term
Optic Nerve
Definition
What connects the eye to the brain
Term

The thicker the lense, the more ___ lights is bent

 

Definition
sharply
Term
Retina contains 2 types of photoreceptors:
Definition
  1. Rods
  2. Cones
Term
Rods
Definition
  • Sensitive to light
  • Doesn't distinguish color
Term
Cones
Definition
  • Color vision (red, blue, green)
  • Contributes little to night vision
Term
Skeletal muscle is organized hierarchically
Definition
  • muscle fiber
  • myofibril
  • thin filament (actin)
  • thick filament (myosin)

 

Term
Skeletal muscle is attached to
Definition

bones

striated

Term
Thin filament
Definition
actin
Term
thick filament
Definition
myosin
Term
Sarcomere
Definition
basic contractile unit of muscle
Term
Muscle contraction is achieved by
Definition
myosin-actin interaction
Term
A typical adult human skeleton consists of ___ bones
Definition
206
Term
Animals depend on oxygen for __
Definition

cellular respiration

 

 

 

cells need fuel.

Term

Animals engage in constant __ with environment

(respiration)

Definition
Gas exchange
Term

True or False:

Gas Exchange takes place across dry respiratory surfaces by diffusion

Definition

False.

*Moist

Term

Mammals have lungs

Insects have tracheal system

Fish have gills

Definition
Different Gas Exchange locations
Term
Mammals ventilate by negative pressure powered by
Definition
diaphragm
Term
Pressure (when breathing)
Definition

Goes up when inhaling

Goes down when exhaling

Term
Ventilation
Definition
Movement of the respiratory medium (02 and C02) over the respiratory surface (lungs)
Term
Air travels through
Definition
Larynx --> Trachea --> Bronchi --> Bronchioles --> Aveoli
Term
First place air travels through
Definition
Larynx
Term
Second place air travels to
Definition
Trachea
Term
Third place air travels to
Definition
bronchi
Term
Fourth place air travels to
Definition
Bronchioles
Term
Fifth place air travels to
Definition
Aveoli
Term
Circulatory System
Definition
a transport system that delivers 02, C02, nutrients, & waste
Term
Circulatory System consists of 3 parts:
Definition
  1. Circulatory fluid (blood)
  2. Interconnecting tubes (blood vessels)
  3. mascular pump (heart)
Term
Blood
Definition

cells suspended in plasma

  1. Plasma
  2. White Blood Cells
  3. Red Blood Cells
  4. Platelets
Term
Plasma
Definition

Water

 ions

plasma protein

substances transported by blood (nutrients, wastes, respiratory gases, hormones)

Term

White Blood Cells

AKA?

Definition
  • Leucocytes

Defense & Immunity

Term

Red Blood Cells

AKA?

Definition
  • Erythrocytes

Transport of 02 (via hemoglobin)

Term
Platelets
Definition
Blood clotting
Term
Blood vessels
Definition
Carry blood between heart and organs
Term
Arteries
Definition
  • carry blood away from heart to organs
  • powered by heart
  • thicker smooth muscles
  • has no valves
Term
Veins
Definition
  • Carries blood from organs to heart
  • powered by muscle
  • thinner smooth muscle
  • has valves
Term
Vessels are defined by
Definition
direction of blood flow, not their oxygen content
Term
Heart
Definition
  • muscular pump powering blood circulation
  • mostly cardiac muscle
  • 4-chambered (right/left atria & ventricle)
  • Contract & Relax in rhythmic cycle
Term
human heart rate is
Definition
72 beats/minute
Term
Cardiac cycle
Definition

one complete sequence of pumping & filling

 

 

about 0.8 seconds

Term
Systole
Definition
Contraction phase
Term
Diastole
Definition
Relaxation phase
Term
Heart rhythm is maintained by
Definition
pace maker
Term
Sinotrial (SA) node
Definition
sets the rate & timing of cardiac muscle cell contraction
Term
Atrioventricular (AV) node
Definition

relay point

 

affected by nerves, body temp, & exercise

Term
Blood flow: velocity
Definition
  • Fastest in arteries
  • Medium in veins
  • Slowest in capillaries
Term
Blood Flow: Blood Pressure
Definition
  • Fastest in arteries
  • Medium in capillaries
  • Slowest in veins
Term
Blood flow in capillaries is controlled by
Definition
precapillary sphincters
Term
Blood flow in veins is powered by
Definition
skeletal pumping
Term
If the one way valves towards heart malfunctions, results in
Definition
varicose veins
Term
Open circulatory system
Definition
  • Arthropods & most molluscs
  • Hemolymph bathes body cells
Term
Closed circulatory system
Definition
  • Annelids, cephalopods, & all vertebrates
  • Blood is confined to vessel
  • Heart pumps blood
Term
Single Circulatory System
Definition
  • Fishes
  • Blood passes through 2 capillary beds before returnign to heart
Term
Double circulatory system
Definition
  • Amphibians, reptiles, & mammals
  • 2 separate circuits (pulmonary & systemic)
Term
Animals face constant danger from
Definition

Pathogens

(bacteria, virus, fungus, nematodes, etc)

Term
Innate Immunity
Definition
  • found in all plants/animals
  1. Barrier Defense
  2. Internal Defense
Term
Barrier Defense
Definition
  • The first line of defense against pathogens
  • Exoskeleton, skin, mucous membrane, secretion (lysozome; in saliva, mucus, tears)
Term
Internal Defenses
Definition
  • Once a pathogen breaches barrier defenses, it faces the second line of defenses
Term
Toll receptors
Definition

Animals recognize non-self (broad range of pathogens) using a small set of conserved receptors

 

 

 

 

* part of internal defenses

Term
Phagocytosis
Definition

Ingestion & digestion of foreign invaders

 

 

 

 

 

*part of internal defenses

Term
Antimicrobial peptides/protines
Definition

attack microbes or impede their reproduction

 

 

 

 

 

*part of internal defenses

Term
Natural Killer Cells (NK cells)
Definition

recognize & eliminate diseased cells

 

 

 

 

 

*part of internal defenses

Term
Inflammatory Responses
Definition

changes brought about by signaling cells released upon injury or infection

 

 

 

 

*part of internal defenses

Term
Adaptive Immunity
Definition
  • produces a vast arsenal of pathogen-specific receptors to recognize and response to pathogen attacks with tremendous specificity
  1. Thymus
  2. Spleen
  3. Lymph nodes
  4. Bone marrow

*these organs & lymph vessels are known as the lymphatic system

Term
Thymus
Definition
stores and matures T cells
Term
spleen
Definition
  • removes old RBC
  • stores RBC
  • synthesizes antibodies
  • produces RBC & immune cells
Term
lymph nodes
Definition
packed with immune cells (tonsils, adenoid are masses of immune cells)
Term
bone marrow
Definition
produces RBC, WBC, immune cells, and platelets
Term
A precursor to immune cells and blood cells (stem cells) are produced in
Definition
bone marrow
Term
stems cells branch off into
Definition
lymphoid stem cells
Term
lymphoid stem cells give rise to __ which includes __
Definition

lyphocytes

 

B cells & T cells

Term
B cells & T cells are important for
Definition
adaptive immunity
Term
Humoral immune response
Definition
defends against extracellular pathogens in blood and lymph by binding to antigens
Term
Cell-mediated immune reponse
Definition
defends against intercellular pathogens and cancer by binding to and lysing the infected cells or cancer cells
Term

Humoral Immune response involves __ cells in the ___

 

Definition
B cells ; in the Bone Marrow
Term
Cell- Mediated immune response involves __ cells in the __
Definition
T cells; Thymus
Term
Antigen
Definition
any substance that elicits a response from immune cells
Term
Class 1 MHC molecules
Definition
  • found in almost all cells
  • recognized by cytotoxic T cells
Term
Class 2 MHC molecules
Definition
  • Found in antigen-presented cells (dendritic cells, macrophages, B Cells)
  • recognized by both cytotoxic T cells & Helper T cells
Term
Cytotoxic T cells
Definition
binds to class 1 MHC molecules of the infected cells and kill
Term
Average human body is composed of 60% water
Definition

Lungs: 90%

Skin: 80%

Blood: 82%

Brain: 70%

Muscle: 75%

Bones: 22%

Term
Osmosis
Definition
special type of diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane
Term
Water moves from an area of __ to __ free water concentration
Definition
Higher to lower
Term
Water moves from a place of ___ to ___ solute
Definition
lower to higher
Term
Hyperosmotic
Definition
High solute concentration, low free water concentration
Term
Hypoosmotic
Definition
low solute concentration, high free water concentration
Term
Nitrogenous wastes are produced in the form of
Definition

Ammonia

 

* very toxic

Term
Nitrogenous wastes must be ___ to be excreted from the body
Definition
dissolved in water
Term
3 different types of nitrogenous wastes
Definition
  1. Ammonia
  2. urea
  3. uric acid
Term
Ammonia
Definition

highly toxic, highly soluble

easily lost by diffusion

found in aquatic animals

Term
urea
Definition

very low toxicity

conversion from ammonia costs energy

found in humans, mammals, sharks

Term
uric acid
Definition

non-toxic, doesn't dissolve in water

energetically very expensive

found in reptiles (incl. birds), insects

Term
excretion
Definition
the process that removes metabolic waste from the body through osmoregulation
Term
4 main stages of secretion
Definition

Filtration --> Reabsorption --> Secretion --> Excretion

 

Term
Filtration
Definition
water and small solute from blood to excretory tubule
Term
Reabsorption
Definition
valuable solutes (glucose, salt, vitamins, hormones, amino acids) and water back to blood
Term
Secretion
Definition
nonessential solutes and wastes added to excretory tubule
Term
Excretion
Definition
processed filtrate released as urine
Term
nephron
Definition
functional units of kidney
Term
glomerulus
Definition
site for filtration
Term
proximal tubule
Definition
reabsorption of ions, water, nutrients, secretion of H+ and ammonia
Term
Loop of Hendle
Definition
  • Descending limb
  • ascending limb

reabsorption of water

Term
descending limb
Definition
permeable to water, not to solutes
Term
ascending limb
Definition
impermeable to water, permeable to solutes
Term
distal tubule
Definition

reabsorption of salt, water, bicarbonate

secretion of K+ and H+

Term
glomerulus
Definition
site for filtration
Term
glomerular capillaries and epithelial tissues in the Bowman's capsule are permeable to water and small solutes, but not blood cells and large molecules
Definition
Term
what organ has the highest metabolic rate
Definition
kidney
Term
how does alcohol affect kidney function
Definition

inhibits ADH (antidiuretic hormone) secretion

 

* important for osmo regulation

Term
how does caffeine affect kidney function
Definition

inhibit absorption of Na+, increase glomerular filtration rate

 

*filter out more blood

Term
Antibody
Definition

a secreted protein that binds to antigens and can deactivate antigens

in humoral immune response only

a multi-functional defensive weapon that can deactivate pathogens by processes such as viral neutralization, opsonization, and activation of complement system and pore formation

Term
antigen receptors of T cells only bind to..
Definition
fragments of antigens that are PRESENTED on the surface of host cells
Term
Helper T cells bind to Class 2 MHC molecule of the antigen-presenting cells & active B and T cells, thus they are the intersection between humoral and cell-mediated immune responses
Definition
cytokines, produced by both antigen-presenting cells and helper T cells stimulate other immune cells
Term
Disruptions in immune system: allergies
Definition

Allergies are hypersensitive responses to certain antigens called allergens.

the antibody (IgE) attaches to the mast cell, releasing HISTAMINES, causing allergic reactions

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